Civilian Contractors Providing Logistics and Support on the Battlefield

Abstract

The reliance of civilian contractors on today's battlefield stems from four significant events in recent military history. The four events include the reduction in military manpower, the government push to privatize existing military functions, growing reliance on contractors to maintain sophisticated weapon systems and military vehicles, and mandated troop ceilings. By having civilian contractors focus on what are sometimes considered mundane tasks, troops can focus on being "trigger pullers." The problem is that civilian contracting companies tend to focus on monetary gain vice mission accomplishment on the battlefield, they make better wages than Armed Forces personnel, they display questionable proficiency, and they have no military command and control, all of which threaten mission accomplishment and the Armed Forces' ability to perform their primary duties as warfighters.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 19, 2008
Accession Number
ADA513690

Entities

People

  • M. I. Gordon

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Battlefields
  • Combat Support
  • Command And Control
  • Contractors
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • International Law
  • Land Transportation
  • Logistics
  • Management Personnel
  • Military History
  • Military Personnel
  • New York
  • Personnel Management
  • Training
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Economics
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control